ScotsAlan Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 As John Wright suggested, in response to the hijacked (sorry John) "Christian adoption" thread, here is yet another "Does God exist?" thread :-) But I suspect it will be a very short life thread. I bet no more than 5 posts :-) Edit to add: Should we have a rule of no more than 1 quote per post ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Goblin Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Given the content of the Christian Adoption thread, it all depends on what you mean by God. And what you mean by "exist". Sorry to start off with a philosophers response to the question but they are legitimate questions. Perhaps we could have your views? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 No - I can't imagine any feasible reason to believe a supreme being exists, and if it did I don't think it's doing a very good job. However, I suppose anything is possible - pigs can fly (briefly) if kicked out of an aeroplane, and I have plenty of friends who have a faith of one brand or another, and they're generally smarter than me. I envy their belief, but I reckon it's one of those 'you either got it, or you don't got it' situations. I just don't got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censorship Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I agree with Evil Goblin - before the debate really kicks off I think we should define the terms. What are we taking as being 'God'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManxTaxPayer Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yes. If you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOMRS97 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 If God does exist he must look down on our planet and see what mankind gets up to and probably thinks, "I've given the bastards 170,000 years and look at them! This just isn't working out like I intended. I should have kept on trying with the dinosaurs, they weren't all that bad really". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yes of course there is - there's a huge money making industry surrounding the whole God thing, and people regularly kill themselves and others in Gods name. It'd be a bit silly if she was all made up. Does gravity exist? Yes. Can you see it? No. Can you see it's effect? Yes. Same for God. You can't see her but you sure as shit can see the effect... However I don't think God looks like Alanis Morrisette. More Maggie Thatch. Unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAlan Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Ok. Only two rules. Number 1: only one quote allowed per reply Number 2: LDV is not allowed to post until page 5 My reasoning being.. maybe we can agree on a definition of the question by page 4... Edit to add: rule 3: Chinahand limited to 100 words per post? everyone else is unlimited:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Goblin Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 maybe we can agree on a definition of the question by page 4... I doubt there will be agreement after 100 pages - rather a number of different definitions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiman Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 You wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAlan Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 My first attempt at defining God: The unknown force that gives us a feeling of what is right, or what is wrong.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 God = supreme being & creator of our universe. Exist = is present as an intelligence in our universe or any universe. Does he/she/it exist? Take your choice, nature is a strange place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 My first attempt at defining God: The unknown force that gives us a feeling of what is right, or what is wrong.... That's guilt not God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 My first attempt at defining God: The unknown force that gives us a feeling of what is right, or what is wrong.... That's guilt not God. Agreed, or upbringing, or personal moral code arrived at in some way, e.g. from a scriptural source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_Want_Cookie Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) How about... everything that is, was, ever will be and the bits inbetween. Edited March 16, 2011 by Me_Want_Cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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